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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Salieri finally meet Mozart?
(a) At the Belvedere.
(b) At the Statsoper.
(c) At the Imperial Palace.
(d) At Baroness Waldstadten's.

2. Which notable woman is the Emperor's sister?
(a) Maria Theresa.
(b) Marie Antionette.
(c) Marie Ste Juste.
(d) Marie Curie.

3. What does the Emperor say would be fun?
(a) A competition between Mozart and Haydn.
(b) A comic opera by Mozart.
(c) A competition between Mozart and some other virtuoso.
(d) Fetes and fireworks in the courtyard.

4. What wicked vision does Salieri say he now has?
(a) He imagines himself poisoning Mozart.
(b) He sees Mozart chained to a rock for eternity.
(c) He imagines himself seducing Mozart's Constanze.
(d) He imagines himself putting Mozart to the sword.

5. What quality does Salieri say he requires in a wife?
(a) Lack of fire.
(b) Musical talent.
(c) Ability to bear children.
(d) Feistiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?

2. How old is Salieri in the first scene of the play?

3. Who picks the child Mozart up after his fall?

4. What causes Salieri physical pain as he listens to the piece?

5. What does Salieri view as the secret of successful living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Salieri rush out into the street on hearing Mozart's music?

2. Comment on the conflict in this library scene.

3. What is Van Swieten's attitude to Salieri at this point in the play?

4. What strategy does Salieri use in his attempt to seduce Constanze?

5. What does his comment about his requirement in a wife reveal about Salieri's character?

6. What is the significance of the golden light that bathes the Emperor and his court?

7. What story does the Emperor tell to Mozart?

8. How does the play open?

9. Comment on the dramatic function of the Venticelli in the opening scene.

10. Why do reports about Mozart unsettle Salieri?

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